UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music has seven new faculty members: Indian and Tibetan music expert Anna Morcom [pictured] has been appointed Mohindar Brar Sambhi Endowed Chair in Indian Music. Among her books, Illicit Words of Indian Dance: … » Read

London-based Portuguese conductor and pianist Dinis Sousa [pictured] has been appointed assistant conductor of the three Monteverdi ensembles: the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. He … » Read

If Kathleen Turner can garner a Tony nomination for her brutal portrayal of Martha [pictured] in a recent Broadway revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf , then surely she’ll be a convincingly imperious Duchess of Krakenthorp in … » Read

Artistically speaking, Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov is having a good year. His Gogol Center Theater remains one of Moscow’s best, his film on the 1980s Leningrad rock scene won praise at Cannes, his production of Nureyev finally … » Read

The Toronto Symphony has a number of new musicians starting this season. In the violin section, Korean native Dasol Jeong , 27 [pictured], arrives in January to succeed the retired Hyung-sun Paik. She holds degrees from the Eastman and Juilliard … » Read

After decades with Opus 3, conductor Robert Spano has expanded his relationship with Harrison Parrott to include North America as well as Asia and Europe. The move coincides with his departure from the Atlanta Symphony, where in January he … » Read

Amjad Ali Khan [pictured], widely acknowledged as the sarod master of modern times, has signed with Opus 3. He was formerly on the roster of Rayfield Allied. Opus 3 reports that its new client is “the sixth generation in the ­legendary … » Read

In a recent column for The Stage that displays an unusual, wholly laudable degree of humility, the Olivier-winning conductor Mark Wigglesworth argues that conductors and theater directors share a great deal of common ground. … » Read

After a five-month absence, Leonard Slatkin returned to the podium in Detroit’s Fisher Music Center on Oct. 5 for the opening of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) 2018-2019 season. Forced to cut short his final season as the … » Read

Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster William Preucil is still under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct , and he remains suspended. But two more women, both former students, have come forward, one from when she was a member of the New … » Read